Application Essays

College & Grad School Application Essays

With the fierce completion for entry into top universities, how does a student with stellar grades, excellent experience and test scores set him- or herself apart from the pack? By letting your imagination, rich experiences, skills, values and determination shine through in your essays. While I’m not a magician, I can do magic by polishing your essays… by making them more clear and colorful.

Fee: $80 per 500-word essay

What I need: Your well-thought-out essay, the essay question(s) and word limits for each essay, the program(s) you’re applying to, and your resume or CV (to get a snapshot of you). (Some students prefer not to send this, and that’s OK too.)

In editing your essays, I make sure your introduction is colorful and catchy and that you tell a good story. I also check the “mechanics” of your essays: